Seven Deadly Sins: The Dark Companions of the Soul

Pride, anger, jealousy, sloth, lust, avarice and gluttony are as old as mankind itself. However in the sense in which they were originally understood, interest in the seven sins has withered with the elapse of time.

Ideas about sin and evil as taught by the theologians of the early church now seem dated and alien. However, when thought of as psychic representations of the dark side of human nature as C.G. Jung defined it, the Seven Deadly Sins acquire relevant new meaning.

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